You fought him before. But later you found out that he was villain because of Mary. Mary experimented on Larry against his will. And after being taken to the villains' secret evil base, you come face to face with Scary Mary. You collected Larry's items, but not yet knowing why. Later, Mary shows a robotic Larry. But it’s clear that Larry resisted and even wrote “help me” with thorns. And the things you collected helped Larry recover faster. Now you and Larry are a team.